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CMT-CX5BiP (GB)  4-278-006-

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation 

opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, 

curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such 

as lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose 

this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a 

bookcase or built-in cabinet.
As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the 

mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. 

Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect 

the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with battery-

installed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the 

like.
The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it 

is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has 

been turned off.
The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior of the 

main unit.

WARNING

To prevent injury, this apparatus must be securely 

attached to the wall in accordance with the installation 

instructions.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will 

increase eye hazard.

This appliance is classified 

as a CLASS 1 LASER 

product. This marking 

is located on the bottom 

exterior of the main unit.

The unit is equipped with three ferrite cores for the 

speaker cords and power cord.

Do not remove the ferrite cores. Doing so may cause EMI 

(Electro Magnetic Interference) interference.

Notice for customers: the following 

information is only applicable to 

equipment sold in countries applying EU 

directives.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 

1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The 

Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is 

Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 

Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters 

please refer to the addresses given in separate service or 

guarantee documents.

  Disposal of Old Electrical & 

Electronic Equipment  

(Applicable in the European 

Union and other European 

countries with separate 

collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates 

that this product shall not be treated as household 

waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 

collection point for the recycling of electrical and 

electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is 

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate 

waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials 

will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed 

information about recycling of this product, please 

contact your local Civic Office, your household waste 

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the 

product.

Applicable accessory: Remote commander

  Disposal of waste batteries 

(applicable in the European 

Union and other European 

countries with separate 

collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates 

that the battery provided with this product shall not be 

treated as household waste.

On certain batteries this symbol might be used in 

combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical 

symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the 

battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004% 

lead.

By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, 

you will help prevent potentially negative consequences 

for the environment and human health which could 

otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of 

the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to 

conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety, performance or data 

integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an 

incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by 

qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will 

be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life 

to the applicable collection point for the recycling of 

electrical and electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the section on how 

to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the 

battery over to the applicable collection point for the 

recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about recycling of this 

product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, 

your household waste disposal service or the shop where 

you purchased the product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates 

DVD recorded material on one side with digital 

audio material on the other side. However, since the 

audio material side does not conform to the Compact 

Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not 

guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with copyright 

protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform 

to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various 

music discs encoded with copyright protection 

technologies are marketed by some record companies. 

Please be aware that among those discs, there are some 

that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be 

playable by this product.

License and Trademark Notice

iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch 

are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and 

other countries.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents 

licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Windows Media is either a registered trademark or 

trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United 

States and/or other countries.

This product is protected by certain intellectual 

property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or 

distribution of such technology outside of this product 

is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an 

authorized Microsoft subsidiary.

All other trademarks and registered trademarks are of 

their respective holders. In this manual, 

 and 

®

 marks 

are not specified.

Location of Controls

Unit (Top)

Unit (Front)

Rear

Remote

This manual mainly explains operations using the 

remote, but the same operations can also be performed 

using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar 

names.

To use the remote

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid, and insert 

the two R6 (size AA) batteries (not supplied), 

 side 

first, matching the polarities shown below.

Notes on using the remote

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.

Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of 

batteries.

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the 

batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Getting Started

 Speakers

Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKERS jacks on 

the unit.

 Power

Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.

Connect the AC adapter to the unit, and then plug 

the power cord in to a wall outlet.

The demonstration appears in the display. When 

you press 



 

, the system turns on and the 

demonstration automatically ends. When you turn off 

the system, the demonstration appears again on the 

display.
When you set the clock, the system goes to Power 

Saving mode and the demonstration is canceled.

Operations

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

Select the CD function.

Press FU/

 

 repeatedly.

Insert a disc.

Insert a disc in the disc slot with the label side facing 

forward.

Insert a disc with the 

label side facing forward.

 Eject a disc

Start playback.

Press 

 (play) 

.

Notes

When you turn on the system, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot 

until “No Disc” appears in the display. Do not attempt to push in the 

disc until “No Disc” appears.

Do not insert a disc with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, 

star). The disc may fall into the system and cause irreparable 

damage.

When pressing 

 (eject) on the unit and then reinserting the disc 

that appears in the disc slot, do not simply push in the disc. Remove 

the disc from the disc slot and then reinsert it.

Do not turn off the system with a disc halfway inserted in the disc 

slot. Doing so may cause the disc to fall.

Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this may cause 

malfunction.

When you eject a disc, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the 

surface.

Do not push a disc into the disc slot when the system is off. Doing so 

may cause the system to malfunction.

Do not insert an 8 cm disc with an adapter. Doing so may cause the 

system to malfunction.

Other operations

To

Press

Pause playback

 (pause) 

. To resume play, press 

the button again.

Stop playback

 (stop) 

.

Select a folder on 

an MP3 disc

 (select folder) +/

 

 

repeatedly.

Select a track or 

file

 (go back)/

 (go forward) 

.

Find a point in a 

track or file 

Hold down 

 (rewind)/

 (fast 

forward) 

 during playback, and 

release the button at the desired 

point.

Select Repeat Play REPEAT 

 repeatedly until “REP” 

or “REP1” appears.

Eject a disc

 on the unit 

.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE 

 repeatedly while the player is 

stopped. You can select Normal Play mode (“ ” for all 

MP3 files in the folder on the disc), Shuffle Play mode 

(“SHUF” or “  SHUF*” for folder shuffle), or Program 

Play mode (“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA (audio) disc, 

 (SHUF) Play performs the 

same operation as normal (SHUF) Play.

Note on Repeat Play

“REP1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop 

playback.

Notes on Shuffle Play mode

When Shuffle Play mode is set to “SHUF,” the system shuffle-plays 

all tracks or files on the disc. When Shuffle Play mode is set to “

 

SHUF,” the system shuffle-plays all tracks or files in selected folder. 

When you turn off the system, the selected Shuffle Play mode 

(“SHUF” or “

 SHUF”) is cleared and the play mode returns to 

Normal Play mode (“

”).

Notes on playing MP3 discs

Do not save other types of tracks or files, or unnecessary folders on a 

disc that has MP3 files.

Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.

MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto 

the disc.

The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of 

“.mp3”.

Even when file name has the “.mp3” file extension, if the actual 

file differs, playing this file may generate a loud noise which could 

damage the speaker system and the system may malfunction.

The maximum number of:

 folders is 255 (including the root folder).

 MP3 files is 511.

 MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.

 folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.

Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording 

device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible 

MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play 

at all.

Notes on playing multisession discs

If the first session on the disc is a CD-DA session, the other sessions 

on the disc cannot be recognized regardless of the session format; 

only CD-DA tracks in the first session can be played back.

If the session format for the first session is CD-ROM and the 

following sessions are recorded in the same format, the system will 

continue to play back MP3 files accordingly in multiple sessions 

until the system encounters another session recorded in a different 

format.

Installations

Screw

Screw

Screw

Screw

Right Speaker

(Center)

Left Speaker

Main unit

 Speaker cord (right)

 Speaker cord (left)

 To AC Adapter

 DAB/FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.)

 DAB/ FM antenna

Find a location and an orientation that provide good 

reception, and then set up the antenna.

Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords and the 

power cord to avoid picking up noise.

To use the iPod/iPhone

Push up the panel

 

 and insert a Dock Adapter into the 

Dock before using. When using an iPod model, use the 

Dock Adapter supplied with your iPod. When using an 

iPhone model, use the Dock Adapter supplied with the 

system. For details on the Dock Adapters, refer to the 

instructions supplied with the Dock Adapters.

Dock Adapter

iPod/iPhone  

Connector

When not using an iPod/iPhone, keep the panel closed.

To remove the Dock Adapter, pull it up with your 

fingernail or a flat object using the slot inside the adapter.

About Dock Adapters for iPhone models

The adapter number is shown on the bottom of Dock 

Adapter.

For iPod models, use the Dock Adapter supplied with 

your iPod, or purchase a compatible dock adapter from 

Apple Inc.

: For iPhone

: For iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS

: For iPhone 4

To set the clock

Press 



 

 to turn on the system.

Press TIMER MENU 

 to select the clock set mode.

If “PLAY SET?” flashes, press 

/

 

 repeatedly to 

select “CLOCK SET?,” and then press   (enter) 

.

Press 

/

 

 repeatedly to set the hour, then press 

(enter) 

.

Use the same procedure to set the minutes.

Note

The clock settings are reset when you disconnect the power cord or if 

a power failure occurs.

To display the clock when the system is off

Press DISPLAY 

. The clock is displayed for about 

8 seconds.

Reception of DAB/DAB+ radio station

When you turn on the system for the first time after 

you purchase the system, DAB Automatic Scan starts 

automatically and creates a list of available services. 

During the DAB Automatic Scan, “

” appears. 

Do not press any button on the unit or the remote 

during DAB Automatic Scan. Scanning is interrupted 

and service list may not be created properly. To run the 

DAB Automatic Scan manually, perform the procedure 

of “Running the DAB Automatic Scan manually” in 

“Listening to the radio.” If you have moved to another 

area, perform the DAB Automatic Scan manually and 

re-register the contents of broadcasts.

Attaching the stand to the system

Tabs

Tabs

Tabs

Removing

Stand

Insert the tabs of the stand into the grooved section 

of the unit.

While holding down bottom of the stand, insert the 

tabs of the stand into the grooved section.

To 

remove the stand from the system

While holding down bottom of the stand, pull up the tabs 

of the stand from the unit.

Hanging the system on a wall

You can install the system on a wall. Before installing, 

remove the stand from the unit.

Notes

Make sure that the power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet 

before installing the system.

Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. 

Contact a screw shop or professional installer regarding the 

installation, wall material, or screws.

Insufficient wall strength or use of inappropriate screws may cause 

the system to fall and be damaged and may result in personal injury.

Attach the supplied pads to the rear of the speakers 

and unit.

Location for 

pasting on the 

pads

Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for 

the holes on the back of the unit and speakers. See 

the illustrations below.

Holes on the back of the unit 

and speakers

4.6 mm

10 mm

Fasten the screws to the wall. The commercially 

available screws should protrude 3 to 4 mm.

Install the system on a vertical and flat reinforced area 

of the wall.

3 to 4 mm

190 mm

Tips

When installing the speakers and unit close together, fasten the 

screws to the wall according to the 

 marks on the lower side, as 

illustrated in this manual.

The distance between the screw of the unit and a speaker is 

90 mm minimum. To install the system leaving space between 

the unit and speakers, adjust the length of the speaker cord 

before installing the system.

You can wrap the speaker cord around the protruding on the 

rear of the unit, as illustrated.

Hang the system onto the screws.

Align the holes the back of the system to the screws, 

then hang the system onto 4 screws.

Rear of the speaker

Notes 

Make sure the screws are properly aligned, with their heads evenly 

protruding enough to engage the holes on the back of the unit and 

speakers.

Be aware that is a person or object happens to hit the system hanging 

on a wall, it may fall.

Do not hang or put anything on the system hanging on a wall.

Depending on the materials of the wall, heat from the system or dust 

may cause peeling or discoloration of wallpaper.

Sony is not responsible for accidents or damage caused by improper 

installation, insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation, 

natural calamity, etc.

To enjoy better sound quality

You can get better sound quality with optimal location of 

the speakers.

For better sound quality, install the system according to 

the reference below.

It is better to arrange left-right placement of the 

speakers according to the usual orientation of the 

listener in the room.

Speakers are better installed at usual ear level in a room.

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Micro HI-FI

Component System

GB

 Operating Instructions

©2011   Sony Corporation     Printed in China

CMT-CX5BiP

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